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Red Pump Elementary School

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Red Pump Elementary School ranks 113 th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 864 Maryland Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of Maryland elementary schools

Summary

Red Pump Elementary School in Bel Air, MD, is a K-5 school within the Harford County Public Schools district, serving 696 students and consistently ranking in the top 20% of Maryland elementary schools over the past decade. This school stands out for its exceptional academic performance, particularly in mathematics, where 57.8% of students are proficient—more than double the district average of 28.4% and the state average of 27.1%. While nearby schools like Forest Hill Elementary and Bel Air Elementary have slightly higher overall math scores, Red Pump’s math proficiency is remarkably consistent across all grade levels, avoiding the dramatic drops seen at schools like Ring Factory Elementary.

Red Pump’s most compelling strength is its outstanding support for students from low socio-economic status (SES) backgrounds, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide for this group—a 5-star achievement that far exceeds any nearby school. The school also excels with its Hispanic students, ranking in the 92nd percentile, demonstrating an inclusive and effective learning environment. Additionally, Red Pump has a chronic absenteeism rate of just 8.0%, less than half the district average of 18.5% and among the lowest in the area, with only Bel Air Elementary (6.2%) and Emmorton Elementary (7.0%) having lower rates. This high attendance is a strong indicator of a positive school culture.

However, the school’s performance reveals a nuanced picture: while it is top-tier for low-SES and Hispanic students, it is only average for White students (59th percentile) and significantly underperforms for Special Education students (16th percentile). This suggests that Red Pump’s overall high rank is driven by its success with specific groups, highlighting an area for targeted improvement. Despite a slight dip in state ranking from 81st to 113th in the latest year, the school’s long-term trend remains strong and stable. With a per-student spending of $17,105—mid-range compared to neighbors like Forest Lakes Elementary ($18,990) and Youths Benefit Elementary ($14,192)—Red Pump achieves top-tier results efficiently, making it a standout choice for families seeking a high-performing, inclusive school.

696

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,105

Per pupil spending ?

19.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Red Pump Road
Bel Air, MD 21014

(410) 809-6244

District: Harford County Public Schools

Students who attend Red Pump Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Fallston Middle School
High:	Fallston High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.0%

Two or more races:

6.2%

Hispanic:

5.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 79th percentile in 2016 → 87th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Maryland average (63% vs 39% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of Maryland elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school63%

District avg44%

Maryland avg39%

113^th of 864

Maryland public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From top 21% (2016) to top 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 33Elementary Schools in the Harford County Public Schools

11^th of 25Harford County Public Schools among Maryland districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	113 of 864	86.9%	★★★★☆
2025	91.0	81 of 865	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	83.7	134 of 859	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	82.3	145 of 855	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	187 of 862	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	146 of 802	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	82.0	149 of 853	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	185 of 857	78.4%	★★★★☆
2017	83.0	154 of 847	81.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.0	181 of 845	78.6%	★★★★☆
2015	90.5	83 of 859	90.3%	★★★★★
2014	83.0	113 of 867	87.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	66.6	172 of 796	78.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.1	27 of 347	92.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	83.9	17 of 546	96.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	78.6	120 of 788	84.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	28.4	114 of 136	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Maryland percentile	Rating
2021	53.1	215 of 528	59.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)97th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2021)92nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2021)85th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2021)78th percentile-3 vs school

White (2021)59th percentile-23 vs school

Special Education (2021)16th percentile-66 vs school

By subject vs Maryland (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts73%+21 vs state

Mathematics58%+31 vs state

Science48%+15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				MCAP Mathematics (2026)				MCAP English Language Arts (2026)				MCAP Science (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MCAP Mathematics 3rd Grade	MCAP Mathematics 4th Grade	MCAP Mathematics 5th Grade	MCAP Mathematics All Grades	MCAP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 4th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts 5th Grade	MCAP English Language Arts All Grades	MCAP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Red Pump Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 Red Pump Road	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 809-6244	696	46	15.0	19.5%	564 (81.0%)	36 (5.2%)	41 (5.9%)	11 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (6.2%)	87.8	113^th of 864 public elementary schools	86.9%		91	81^st of 865 public elementary schools	90.6%	32	64.9	56.3	53.1	57.8	67.5	75.0	76.6	73.2	47.6	$17,105	$1,045	$16,060
Forest Lakes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Osborne Pkwy	Forest Hill	21050	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4262	447	30	14.8	21.3%	357 (79.9%)	25 (5.6%)	31 (6.9%)	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.9%)	86.4	125^th of 864 public elementary schools	85.5%		83.3	152^nd of 865 public elementary schools	82.4%	27	76.6	56.8	39.5	54.9	87.2	69.1	67.1	72.5	52.0	$18,990	$897	$18,093
Bel Air Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	30 E Lee St	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4160	521	32	16.0	31.3%	382 (73.3%)	28 (5.4%)	60 (11.5%)	21 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.8%)	92.1	66^th of 864 public elementary schools	92.4%		92.6	65^th of 865 public elementary schools	92.5%	1	65.9	54.8	68.5	62.9	74.4	78.3	77.5	76.8	60.0	$15,067	$806	$14,261
Homestead/Wakefield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	900 S Main St	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4175	1,071	62	17.1	18.2%	743 (69.4%)	62 (5.8%)	104 (9.7%)	80 (7.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (7.3%)	88.3	106^th of 864 public elementary schools	87.7%		90.3	88^th of 865 public elementary schools	89.8%	18	67.7	65.2	45.8	59.8	75.4	75.0	63.9	71.6	51.2	$14,421	$944	$13,476
Forest Hill Elementary	Public	K-5	2407 Rocks Rd	Forest Hill	21050	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4166	451	31	14.3	15.7%	360 (79.8%)	17 (3.8%)	29 (6.4%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.7%)	92.6	59^th of 864 public elementary schools	93.2%		84.6	141^st of 865 public elementary schools	83.7%	82	77.5	54.3	57.3	62.6	80.3	75.0	80.0	78.3	58.7	$18,918	$951	$17,967
Youths Benefit Elementary	Public	K-5	1901 Fallston Rd	Fallston	21047	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4190	1,151	63	18.3	13.6%	969 (84.2%)	40 (3.5%)	56 (4.9%)	31 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	53 (4.6%)	88	111^th of 864 public elementary schools	87.2%		85.1	136^th of 865 public elementary schools	84.3%	25	69.0	61.8	38.9	56.7	77.2	80.6	67.6	75.2	52.6	$14,192	$1,067	$13,124
Hickory Elementary	Public	K-5	2100 Conowingo Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4170	635	40	15.8	24.9%	453 (71.3%)	56 (8.8%)	43 (6.8%)	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (9.4%)	83.4	146^th of 864 public elementary schools	83.1%		84	144^th of 865 public elementary schools	83.4%	2	61.0	57.0	37.5	51.4	73.0	76.6	64.9	71.4	46.4	$17,940	$1,095	$16,846
Ring Factory Elementary	Public	K-5	1400 Emmorton Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4186	541	34	16.0	20.5%	415 (76.7%)	36 (6.7%)	30 (5.5%)	26 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	86.4	124^th of 864 public elementary schools	85.6%		85.9	125^th of 865 public elementary schools	85.5%	1	78.0	54.4	38.7	57.3	82.9	71.8	66.7	73.8	46.7	$15,991	$888	$15,104
Fountain Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	517 Fountain Green Rd	Bel Air	21015	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-4220	443	29	15.1	22.8%	336 (75.8%)	31 (7.0%)	26 (5.9%)	19 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.0%)	83.2	151^st of 864 public elementary schools	82.5%		92.2	72^nd of 865 public elementary schools	91.7%	79	41.9	74.7	47.3	54.5	60.8	74.7	74.7	70.5	52.7	$18,613	$1,046	$17,568
Emmorton Elementary	Public	K-5	2502 Tollgate Rd	Bel Air	21014	Harford County	Harford County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(410) 638-3920	584	36	16.4	22.6%	332 (56.8%)	72 (12.3%)	48 (8.2%)	73 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (9.6%)	81.5	167^th of 864 public elementary schools	80.7%		86.1	123^rd of 865 public elementary schools	85.8%	44	68.0	48.2	34.0	50.5	80.6	70.6	58.8	70.2	48.0	$15,999	$962	$15,037

Frequently Asked Questions about Red Pump Elementary School

How many students attend Red Pump Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 696 students attended Red Pump Elementary School.

What schools do graduates of Red Pump Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Red Pump Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Fallston Middle School
High : Fallston High

What is the racial makeup of Red Pump Elementary School?

Students at Red Pump Elementary School are 81% White, 6% Two or more races, 6% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Asian.

Is Red Pump Elementary School a good school?

Red Pump Elementary School ranks 113^th of 864 Maryland elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Red Pump Elementary School in?

Harford County Public Schools

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